Thesaurus results for FOAMED

foamed

verb

past tense of foam

as in steamed

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger the old man foamed and raged when they told him he would have to give up the farm

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Recent Examples of foamed The Timberwolves foamed at the mouth, eager to back up Jaden McDaniels’ trash talk about Denver’s defense from three days earlier. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 With her eyes closed and her palms turned upward, Scherzinger appeared to be in total peace as the ocean tide gently foamed around her feet. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

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There’s arguably nothing more annoying than rushing out the door to an event, only to realize your dress is wrinkled and needs to be steamed.

— Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Manila clams are woven into Italian cuisine, tossed in pasta or served steamed.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of steamed

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Gauff, who won the 2023 title beating Karolina Muchova, stormed out to a 5-0 lead in the first set on Sunday before winning 6-2.

— Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
In his first enlistment in the infantry, Capers stormed a beach south of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1958, with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of stormed

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The fire raged for most of the morning as firefighters tried their best to fight back the flames.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
As the war raged on, this makeshift countermeasure was replaced by more sanitary and effective innovations, including gauze pads soaked in hyposulfite solution, flannel hoods, tube helmets, and box respirators.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of raged

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto flew on Saturday to Central Kalimantan province, where more than 7,600 hectares (18,700 acres) have burned, to encourage authorities to get the haze cloud under control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
In Collier County, a smaller fire near the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge burned seven acres and was 95% contained as of Sunday, with the FFS's Caloosahatchee field unit on the scene.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of burned

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll to the United Kingdom in mere weeks, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core.

— Chandler Tregaskes, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026
The temblor set off emergency quake alerts on mobile phones and also significantly shook Tokyo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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